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‘Technology war’ intensifying as gamers grapple with profit-making bots for PS5
Bloomberg U.S. Stocks Pare Losses on Solid Economic Data: Markets Wrap (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks pared losses in early trading after data showed a surprising rise in home sales and a pickup in business activity to start the year. Equities were under pressure as restrictions to curb escalating coronavirus cases dented some of the optimism …
As Trump leaves the stage, Republicans grapple with new conspiracy caucus
“There is a violent anarchy to QAnon that is baked into it,” said Mike Rothschild, the author of a book examining and debunking some of the most prominent conspiracy theories. How deep into the GOP’s infrastructure QAnon has penetrated is an open question. So too is how Trump’s departure from the presidency and banishment from …
Democrats grapple with congressional and state election losses
WASHINGTON — Heading into the election, Democrats dreamed it would go something like Star Wars, with rebel forces blowing up the Death Star and celebrating in the streets as a blue wave swept them into power in Washington and state capitals across the country. But President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory ended up looking more like the …
UConn students evicted from dorms for holding pandemic party as schools grapple with COVID-19 crisis
Several UConn students were looking for new digs Wednesday after the dangers of reopening universities during a pandemic were laid bare in a video which showed undergrads living it up at a packed dorm room party where almost nobody was wearing a mask and there was zero social distancing. While the worst offenders were slapped …
Academics must harness technology to help grapple with the biggest global challenges (opinion)
As the coronavirus spreads and social distancing becomes a new norm, many of us are grappling with a somewhat obvious but still surprising reality: despite the ubiquity of digital technology, much of the business of ordinary life happens off-line. Humans are wired — but not hardwired for physical distancing. Yet faced with the threat of …
